Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia Old Ale

Brewed by Kuhnhenn Brewing
Style: Old Ale
Warren, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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2009 vintage. Aroma:Tons of sweet malt in the aroma. Also dark fruits, caramel, and molasses. There is a little alcohol aroma coming thru. Appearance:Dark reddish brown in color. Light tan colored head that doesn’t stick around very long. Taste:The foretaste has lots of caramel malty deliciousness, with some dark fruits, and a hint of chocolate. In the midtaste thru the aftertaste the flavors turn more molasses and dessert-wine like (sherry or port). The aftertaste finishes sweet. Palate:Full body, lots of alcohol warmth, medium carbonation. Overall:This beer is right on in terms of style, and deliciously rendered. There is a ton of complexity in all aspects of this beer.

Source:12 oz bottle shared by Steamhead.
Glass:Taster.
Appearance:Ruddy brown/red pour with a one finger tan head.
Aroma:Aroma was amazing. Dark fruits, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla and alcohol.
Flavor:Dark fruits, toffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, warming alcohol and a hint of chocolate.
Palate:Full body with mild carbonation.
Overall:A new top 5 beer for me. Absolutely amazing. I must have more.

Not a big fan of the style but after this beer I could get over myself. Pours brown with rich creamy tan head. Rich flavors of brown sugar, molassas and raisin. No noticable alcohol even at 11.8%. An absolutely stunning beer.

UPDATED: MAY 13, 2009 Pantanap is forever on my good side for his gracious, un-called for provision of this beautiful, heavenly beer. Kan, I owe you. Just name it. 2006 bottle. Aroma was pissed off after three years in the bottle and wanted to burst out and fill my room - and did so. Sweet but uncloying fig, RAISIN, brown apple, brown sugar. Flavor is all of those things (heavy raisin again - more like overripe grape) and gives traces of bourbon barrel, coco/vanille, sweet meat glaze like a maple ham or bacon. After a few minutes, flavor evolves (like KRE) into a more earthy, distinctly coffee flavor, not unlike the coffee in Weasel, but still balanced by the fruity old caramel nonsense up top. A flabbergasting achievement in beer, and this isn’t even the bourbon version. Holy God.

On tap. Aroma is intense caramel, licorice, candy, and roast malts. WOW!! Deep red hue with a tan head that left great lace. Flavor is just amazing. Caramel, candy, a little hops, and roasted malts. Sweet and sticky but well balanced with just the right amount of bitterness. Full bodied with a medium finish. The best beer from Kuhnhenn IMHO.

UPDATED: JAN 19, 2011 Bottle graciously shared by ajm. Pours a dark port color with a faint oatmeal head. Smells incredible - very reminiscent of BCS. Loaded with the flavors of wet oak, bourbon, raisin, dates, vanilla, grape cough syrup, and mild coffee. A bit thin in consistency, but cavernous in taste. The best beer I’ve had from Kuhnhenn so far.. Second bottle shared by daknole -- thanks for the re-rate! Most recent bottling with gold labeling. Beautiful beer. Loaded with chocolate bananas, bourbon, vanilla, s’mores, and honey. WHOA.

Bottle shared by Hophead22. Creamy head, deep color. Smells like molasses, tastes of molasses, caramel, malty. Nice clean finish, I highly recommend this beer to anyone who can get there hands on it. Its awesome!

Bottle, with mike, kara, and brad. Poured a plum purple brown. Aromas of bourbon, cherries, vanilla, butter, cinnamon toast. Taste is velvety, seafood, cheese, cherry, almonds, ammareto, ridiculously complex. Bourbon, brandy, scotch. Jeeez. so smooth and prefctly crafted, nacho cheese and chocolate caramel.

WOW. Tap GTMW 2008 A few samples. The only beer I had more than one sample of at the fest. Sweet fruit, dark caramel, some higher alcohol. My notes say: Like gummy bears on crack. This beer is very sweet and cloying in a totally pleasurable way. I love this beer.

Pours a deep, clear, reddish brown with a thin cap and ring. Decent spotty lacing throughout. Aroma full of plums and alcohol. Super complex flavors here: Molasses, plum, lots of toffee, rum, and licorice. Then I find a hint of bitter chocolate. A little oak, a little dry earthy spice, and more licorice in the finish. Unlike a lot of brewpub old ales, this one isn’t sicky sweet. I wonder how well it ages? Hmmm... This is a full bodied, minimally carbonated sipper of a beer. Why anyone would choose brandy over this is beyond me. On a chilly rainy night, I sat down by the woodstove and entered the fourth dementia, with a twelve ounce bottle that lasted well over an hour. Served at cellar temp in an oversized balloon shaped wine glass. Great great beer.